very much in favor of…

very much in favor of hunting measures to decrease the #'s of these birds with a few concerns.

First I googled it and they are not good table fare and are rarely eaten anywhere they live. Who will take part in these hunts if these birds are virtually inedible? Most waterfowl hunters do not shoot fish eating ducks.

If these are to be eaten, like any other top predator on our lakes they will carry contaminants will there be a guide and studies done to tell us how much we can consume safely.

If they are to be hunted and discarded than I prefer the Gov. provides drop off depots for the carcasses. As a sportsman I am still torn on the ethics of the slaughter of birds not for the table by sportsmen and women. Also this is not like shooting problem crows on private land out of the view of other people. 90% of these birds will be hunted on public lands in view of anti-hunting groups and non-hunting public. Making sportsman appear to be savages killing these birds needlessly and discarding them. This is bad press we do not need.